Month: May 2013

Once afraid of the "gay rainbow," the University of Hawaii returns to its roots

Australian Rules Football is a huge sport Down Under, so a campaign by the AFL Players Association to fight homophobic language is drawing attention and praise. The campaign is timed to coincide with Friday's International Day Against Homophobia. The AFL Players' Association has today launched #Footy4IDAHO, a social media campaign targeting the use of homophobic […]

The San Francisco Giants, Brittney Griner and Kevin McClatchy are given GLAAD Awards

The free agent cornerback puts the onus not on the gay player, but on those who might have a problem with him. "It’s not going to stop you from playing football."

Also: Stories on Fallon Fox, Roger Goodell, Carolina Hurricanes and Glenn Burke

Timbers Army, a devoted group of fans supporting the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, used their creativity on Sunday to organize banners and decorate some seats in rainbow colors to call attention to homophobia in sports. From the Portland Mercury live blog from Sunday's game against Chivas: It appears as if Timbers Army has […]

The second- and third-ranked players in the world think an out athlete will be accepted on the ATP Tour

(This story was published in 2005). By: Eric Anderson This book, “In the Game: Gay Athletes and the Cult of Masculinity” is a product of six years of research. It began as an investigation of the experiences of 30 openly gay high school and collegiate athletes in 2000. The results of this research were very […]

(This story was published in 2005). By Eric Anderson Reprinted by Permission from SUNY Press Like many young Canadians, Aaron, who now plays for the National Hockey League (NHL), grew up in a culture obsessed with ice hockey. “I don’t know a lot about hockey,” I confessed at the beginning of the interview. “You are […]

(This story was published in 2006). REVIEW “Summer Storm” is the kind of film for those who like fairy tales where the gay guys are all hot and self-confident, and it’s their straight counterparts who are uncertain, confused and hesitant. A popular German movie that is making its U.S. debut in theaters and on later […]

(This story was published in 2006). “If you can’t fix it, you gotta stand it.” Those words were spoken by Heath Ledger’s closeted character Ennis Del Mar in “Brokeback Mountain.” They also could be spoken by closeted athletes everywhere. “Brokeback Mountain,” the movie that it seems everyone is talking about, is first set in 1963 […]

(This story was published in 2003). Article appeared originally in April 2003 issue of Genre magazine It wasn’t so long ago that Ryan Allen Carrillo was a Bible-carrying, roller-skating, good Jehovah’s Witness boy living with his parents. His life revolved around school, church and roller-skating practice. He was one of the best young roller-skaters in […]

(This story was published in 2003). By: Jim Allen Anyone who’s visited the Outsports message board’s “Amazing Race” thread knows that I’m a big fan of the show. The program gets lumped in to the dreaded “Reality TV” genre, but in fact, it’s really a contest that involves 12 teams of two people each that […]

We talk about the speculation that Kluwe and Ayanbadejo were cut for their LGBT support, and how these two men are being treated like every other NFL player who has to deal with salary and contract issues.

(This story was published in 2002). A signed shirt belonging to Martina Navratilova will be auctioned off on ebay beginning September 16. Navratilova donated the shirt to benefit Gilda’s Club New York City, a free social and emotional support community for people affected by cancer. If you’d like to bid on the item, go to […]

(This story was published in 2002). By: Chuck Martin The recreation center in San Francisco’s Castro district will be named for September 11 hero Mark Bingham after a decision last Thursday by the San Francisco Parks & Recreation Commission. It is the first sports-related memorial to Bingham, who played on the University of California, Berkeley […]

(This story was published in 2002). By: Jeff Carlton Albuquerque Tribune What follows are excerpts from July 8-12 broadcasts of “The Morning Show With Dennis Glasgow” on KNML-AM (610). The co-host is Ian Martin. Monday, July 8 After the program went its first two hours without a phone call from a listener, Glasgow said the […]

(This story was published in 2002). Déric Peterson, the 2001 U.S. 800 meters indoor champion, becomes a very rare individual in July’s issue of Genre magazine: an out professional athlete. Having spent much of the last few years in college at the University of Missouri, and now running track professionally with a sponsorship deal from […]

But DeMario Davis and Kirk Cousins still would welcome an openly gay teammate.

(This story was published in 2002). By: Jeff Carlton Albuquerque Tribune Frequent insensitive remarks about gays made by Albuquerque sports talk show host Dennis Glasgow are receiving scrutiny from his new boss. Pete Benedetti, general manager of Citadel Southwest, which operates nine radio stations in Albuquerque, said he will take a closer look at Glasgow, […]